Iraqi Kurdish militias could return to fraught Kirkuk
A vacuum of power in areas disputed between Baghdad and Erbil is offering opportunities to Islamic State
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- Referendum build-up
- Escalation of tensions
- Kurdish losses
- Security crisis
- Upcoming elections
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_350.jpg "A military vehicle of Iraqi security forces at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kirkuk, Iraq in 2017 (Reuters/Ako Rasheed)")